Friday, 4 February 2011

London

So... finally I'm posting a few pictures of London. Not an area of London I spend much time in honestly, except when I get kettled in student protests. This however was a beautiful day and evening. The reality here is that usually the light is pretty dreary, and the days when it isn't don't tend to coincide with the weekend. ; ) I'm going to aim to be a bit more camera-happy again though. London is a beautiful city, and chaotic, and hard work, and full of surprising quiet corners. I don't feel at all like I take enough advantage of being here (partly because it's so expensive) but I want to try to see and do more. As Samuel Johnson said, "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life."

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Love the pics, looks so charming, I haven't had the chance to get to London yet! I used to live in Beijing- new year there is crazy, I experienced a few in my time, non stop fireworks anywhere and everywhere for days!!

you make london look so lovely, but you've also touched on a few of the reasons why it doesn't entirely appeal to me (so expensive, dreary light, hard work). still, i'm sure i would love living there as much as any large city--i certainly wouldn't say i'm quite tired of life! ;)

The pictues are sooo amazing! the one with you on the brigde is sooo cool! Have a great weekend! While North of Mexico is having the worst winter climate on it's history Guadalajara is just as always 25°C!!! thank god!

Oh my how I miss London :/ still don't know when I'll be going... But I'm dreading the cold! We had 21ºC today! I just wanted to go to the beach but if I did that the locals would think I was crazy haha!

That last photo is just beautiful. Makes me want to be instantly transported to London with loads of money to stay in a nice hotel and see all the sites and all that good stuff. Instead I'll just enjoy your pictures and hope that you have a cuppa for me.

Ahhh these photos are making me so excited for my Euro trip! I've been booking places to stay today and am just about to start researching Paris and London. As soon as I know the dates of when I'll be in London I'm letting you know!! :)

These pictures are so stunning, I love London, its my favorite city. It is expensive, but so so so gorgeous and fun (so much more so than NYC in my opinion). The one of you with the doubledecker in the background is so good!

These are beautiful--I'm so jealous! One of these days I have to get off this continent... :DI didn't know Swirl only shipped to the US--how lame! Dear Creatures is having a pretty big sale on their site right now, though, and I'm sure they ship internationally. I just bought myself a chambray romper and a plaid shirt to get me through the summer. :D

I've got an old plastic tripod as a back up for my heavy one and when I am traveling abroad I'll usually opt for the lightweight too. You should be able to give it a little extra stability in a pinch by hanging a heavy bag from it. Some have a hook on the bottom of the middle column to make this easier but I usually just wind the strap of a weighty bag around the tripod and let it hang down the middle when the wind fresehens up :)

Don't you dare reduce the number of images on your blog - yours are so varied I wouldn't want to miss any of them :)

Getting your auto focus to co-operate on a large aperture (small depth-of-field/in-focus area) when you're standing of centre too is quite hard. I've been getting better results with a remote than with the self timer but auto focus can be a real pain in the butt. I'll compile some details on depth of field/focus in a post soon.

Re focusing: Use something to mark where you'll be standing in the picture (a teddy bear, a tree branch, a shoe, something in the environment...) and set the focus on that, then recompose the shot (if you don't want to be in the centre of it), press the shutter button and run to your marked spot.

lovely photos :) i wonder if you could make a post with some of your favourite cafes or pubs in london!i m visiting my friend regularly- but we both work hard and dont really have had time to explore the city... every time we end up sitting in a cold- not cosy cafe because we are tired of walking :P

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